If Davis does wind up replacing Griffin, he’ll travel to London alongside some of the biggest names in the basketball world, gaining valuable international experience that should aid him both in his NBA endeavors as well as preparing him to lead Team USA in future international competitions. Both mike Dunleavy and Jerry Colangelo had both stressed earlier in the week that they are expecting Davis to be a big part of USA Basketball going forward.

For Hornets fans, the Olympics just potentially got a lot more fun. While we may not have the opportunity to witness his skills at Summer League, watching him at the international level would give us a real taste of just how immediate his impact can be in the NBA. While I wouldn’t expect him to play too many minutes– he is still physically less developed than most international players– Davis would join Kevin Love and Tyson Chandler as the only true big men on the roster.

Best of luck to Blake Griffin with his MRI today. We’ll keep you posted on the results and what it means for Team USA and Anthony Davis.

I was super excited to see AD23 on the court! He showed his range, but it was obvious he wasn't 100%, he was moving gingerly and he showed no effort to rebound. But hey, I loved what I've seen, can't wait for the season!!!

Oden probably won't play a single second in 2012, but I would still offer him a two-year deal for like $1.5 million annually and get a jump on all of the other teams that will go after him when he's "healthy."

I think right now the hornets have a good foundation in place. We have plenty of young assets that are coachable and talented enough to develop. Our key area of need is a back up point guard to help Grevis and challenge Rivers to get better. Monti needs to ensure decision making is at the top of the transition phase for young Rivers because although Jarred J was a fan favorite he made very bad decisions with the ball and did not fully understand tempo of NBA winning ball. Rivers needs not replace him as that guy not really big enough to be too but shoots too damn much at point. Our other need is finding out what we will do with Gordon sooner than later. We protected him from comments on his injury prone career, we deflected the fact that he seemed unhappy to be with us tweeting and watching college games instead of Hornets games, we even told the world he was our most talented asset and we were building our team around him yet when free agency started, the first team to get him wet, seduced him and he threw use under the bus. Not a good look in a relationship that now seemed one sided. Call him does he want to be here, if not move on. No thinking involved... Next need is a Small forward that can play multiple defensive sets, take pressure off of a youth roster with a nice three point shot and be able to rebound and be our scrappy perimeter guy. Lastly, Davis future is at PF and we have a viable guy in Anderson to back him up and play limited minutes and the 3 and 5 spot but we really do need a young center that is going to be able to be a consistent presence on the block on defense to allow Davis to roam and support with weak side defense.... Not a complicated or expensive roster to build and here are some free agents on the market that could do that now without any problem, and all are under 25 which means they all can be developed and groomed. Team is about chemistry and developing a roster than is mentally, physically and spiritually aware and connected to each other... I also put some free agent SGs on the list because my gut tells me Gordon does not want to be here and with a young team we need no distractions while developing....
Stiemsma, Greg C 26 2yrs RFA BOS --- --- ---
Orton, Daniel C 21 2yrs UFA ORL --- --- ---
Miles, C.J. F-G 25 7yrs UFA UTA --- --- ---
McGee, JaVale C 24 4yrs RFA DEN --- --- ---
Mayo, O.J. G 24 4yrs UFA MEM --- --- ---
Lee, Courtney F-G 26 4yrs RFA HOU --- --- ---
Hollins, Ryan C 27 6yrs UFA BOS --- --- ---
Flynn, Jonny G 23 3yrs UFA POR --- --- ---
Fesenko, Kyrylo C 25 5yrs UFA IND --- --- ---
Farmar, Jordan G 25 6yrs UFA* BKN --- --- ---
Brown, Shannon G 26 6yrs UFA PHX --- --- ---
Alabi, Solomon C 24 2yrs RFA** TOR --- --- ---

Sad to hear Griffin is hurt, I like the guy, especially when he does those funny Ikea commercials. He always get fouled way too hard, its bc he posterizes anyone who challenges him like Perkins did. Davis will represent the Hornets well. He will be playing hard unlike the street ball done at the summer league

I LOVE team USA basketball. It's really why the Heat are my second favorite team (yeah, I know it's not nice but when 3 of my favorite team USA players joined I couldn't help but be entertained). So adding Davis would just make me even more enamored with it. Most of all, however, I think that Coach K and the players he'll be with can teach him a lot and I get the impression that Davis is a guy who is not big headed and will accept the coaching. I think it will be valuable experience for the guy. I don't want to hope Griffin is hurt, but maybe he can get scared or something and back out lol.